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'We knew it'd be physical but the boys stood their ground'
Key takeaways
- Jim Mc Guinness' side condemned Kerry to a rare championship defeat in Killarney
- Donegal manager Jim Mc Guinness admitted that Micheal Burns' red card had a "big impact" as his side hammered Kerry to reach Round 2A of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
- Obviously, the sending off had a big impact on the game and probably had a big impact on the scoreboard as well," McGuinness told BBC Sport NI.
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Jim Mc Guinness' side condemned Kerry to a rare championship defeat in Killarney
Donegal manager Jim Mc Guinness admitted that Micheal Burns' red card had a "big impact" as his side hammered Kerry to reach Round 2A of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
The dismissal of Kerry's Burns before the start of the second half proved a major turning point, following a heated altercation between the sides after the half-time hooter that left Donegal's Ryan McHugh bleeding from the eye.
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